About Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of Berlin, Germany. As of May 2026, Samsung NEXT is an active investor, having invested in 329 companies, with 20 new investments in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from High Tech to Enterprise Applications and Blockchain Technology. Most recently it participated in the $***** Seed round of Graphon AI Overall, Samsung NEXT portfolio has seen 23 unicorns, 2 IPOs and 53 acquisitions including key companies like Life360, Mysten Labs and Alchemy. A lot of funds co-invest with Samsung NEXT, with names like Alumni Ventures sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Samsung NEXT has team of 30 people including 6 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Count
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Seed, Series A & 7 more
Portfolio IPOs
Portfolio Acquisitions
Deals in last 12 months
Samsung NEXT's List of Top Investments
Samsung NEXT has a portfolio of 329 companies, including 23 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Ply and Irreverent Labs.Their portfolio spans across United States, Israel, Canada and 18 more locations. They have invested in High Tech, Enterprise Applications, Blockchain Technology and 26 other sectors, across stages such as Seed, Series A and 7 more. Here is the list of top investments by Samsung NEXT:1. Life360
Mobile app connecting family members and close friends. It enables users to view the location of their family members on a map, communicate with them, and receive alerts. Users can organise their friends by creating circles. The application offers real-time GPS tracking and driving info of the family members. It also provides a paid premium version with additional features. The app is available for Android and iOS.
Key facts about Life360
- Founded Year: 2008
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $489M as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $89.7M
- Employee Count: 841 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Notable Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and 46 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Jun 05, 2025, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Mysten Labs
Blockchain platform offering Web3 infrastructure solutions. Its product portfolio includes an open-source wallet packed with features to help developers access, learn, and transact on the Sui network, Sui Explorer for digging into metrics, searching for transactions, Sui name service to register identity, and more. It also offers digital collectibles called SuiFrens.
Key facts about Mysten Labs
- Founded Year: 2021
- Location: Palo Alto (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series B
- Total Funding till date: $336M
- Employee Count: 208 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Apollo Global Management, Greenoaks and 42 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series B, Sep 08, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Alchemy
Provider of complete blockchain developer platform. It provides enterprise-grade Web3 infrastructure rollups-as-a-service, embedded, smart wallets, gasless transactions, stablecoin orchestration, DeFi primitives, real-time webhooks, portfolio/token APIs, and comprehensive devtools.
Key facts about Alchemy
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series C
- Total Funding till date: $564M
- Employee Count: 360 as on Apr 30, 2026
- Investors: Silver Lake, DFJ Growth and 33 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series C, Jan 28, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
4. FTX
Online platform for trading in cryptocurrency. It allows users to purchase and sell digital assets through encrypted networks. It supports the transfer of multiple crypto derivatives including Ethereum, Altcoin, Bitcoin, Tether, and more. It also provides OTC trading solutions to users.
Key facts about FTX
5. ZenGo
Keyless cryptocurrency mobile wallet. It replaces private wallet keys with open-source threshold cryptography and its distributed servers. The application is available on the Android and iOS platforms.
Key facts about ZenGo
- Founded Year: 2017
- Location: Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Stage: Acquired
- Total Funding till date: $52M
- Employee Count: 51 as on Mar 31, 2026
- Investors: Insight Partners, Samsung and 15 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series A, May 02, 2022, $*****
- Highlight: Acquired
Samsung NEXT's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Samsung NEXT has invested in 329 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 24 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 24 investments, while as of May 2026, it has made 6 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Graphon AI and most recent follow-on round was in Classiq.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2025 | 22 | 2 | 24 |
2024 | 36 | 1 | 37 |
2023 | 31 | 2 | 33 |
2022 | 43 | 1 | 44 |
2021 | 34 | 7 | 41 |
2020 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
2019 | 13 | 9 | 22 |
2018 | 20 | 3 | 23 |
2017 | 21 | 1 | 22 |
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Stage
Samsung NEXT has made 86 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $7.57M, 77 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $20.5M and 57 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $43.7M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Seed | 86 |
Series A | 77 |
Series B | 57 |
Series C | 15 |
Series E | 3 |
Others | 4 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Sector
Samsung NEXT has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the High Tech, Enterprise Applications, FinTech, Blockchain Technology and Enterprise Infrastructure. Notably, it has invested in 304 Tech companies, 224 Software companies, 217 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 133 companies focusing on Consumer (B2C).Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
High Tech | 122 |
Enterprise Applications | 121 |
FinTech | 54 |
Blockchain Technology | 47 |
Enterprise Infrastructure | 42 |
Others | 268 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's Investments by Geography
Samsung NEXT has made most investments in United States (160), followed by Israel where it has made 35 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 160 |
Israel | 35 |
Canada | 9 |
South Korea | 8 |
Singapore | 7 |
Others | 23 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Samsung NEXT's recent investments
Samsung NEXT has made 6 investments in 2026 so far. Graphon AI and Deep Infra are the latest among them.Here are the most recent investments by Samsung NEXT:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
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May 14, 2026 | United States | Seed | 6094 | [+5] | |
May 04, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7740 | [+8] | |
Apr 15, 2026 | United States | Series A | 5087 | [+3] | |
Apr 06, 2026 | United States | Series B | 7534 | [+1] | |
Mar 24, 2026 | United States | Series C | 6117 | [+5] |
Unicorns in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
Samsung NEXT has 23 unicorns in its portfolio - ZaiNar, Cast AI, Rain and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is ZaiNar. It became a unicorn in 2026.Here is a list of unicorns in Samsung NEXT's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
57 | Developer of wireless network technology for precise real time positioning | 2016 | Menlo Park | Seed | buhegtq | ||
65 | Provider of a platform for Kubernetes automation and cost optimisation | 2019 | Miami | Series C | uaxhisf | ||
58 | Stablecoin-powered cards and payments infrastructure for a fluid financial system | 2021 | Brooklyn | Series C | bjeqbem | ||
52 | Frontier AI lab building visual infrastructure for tomorrow's creative reality | 2024 | Wilmington | Series B | {szcbys | ||
76 | Provider of a platform automating meeting transcription and summarization | 2016 | Pleasanton | Series A | c{gfnmk |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
2 of Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies have become public. AST & Science got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Nov 2019 at marketcap of $805M and Life360 got listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) at marketcap of $71.9M.Here are Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 01, 2019 | Mar 03, 2020 | Post IPO | 7839 | |
May 10, 2019 | - | - | 2470 |
Acquired companies in Samsung NEXT's Portfolio
53 companies from Samsung NEXT's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was ZenGo in Apr 2026 by eToro for $*****.Here are Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 15, 2026 | Oct 02, 2018 | Seed | 5838 | |
Mar 11, 2026 | - | - | 5643 | |
Mar 03, 2026 | May 27, 2025 | Seed | 3794 | |
Feb 26, 2026 | Nov 08, 2017 | Seed | 2607 | |
Feb 17, 2026 | Nov 02, 2023 | Seed | 9892 |
Team profile of Samsung NEXT
Samsung NEXT has a team of 30 members including 6 Partners and 13 Principals located in United States, India and 1 more location. Samsung NEXT's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Samsung NEXT:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | San Francisco | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Vadodara | - | - | |
Partner | Mountain View | - | - | |
Partner | Nigeria | - | - | |
Partner | California | - | - | |
Principal | New York City | - | - |
Co-investors of Samsung NEXT
Over the past 12 years, 2339 investors have co-invested in Samsung NEXT's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Samsung NEXT: Y Combinator, Andreessen Horowitz and 871 others have invested in rounds before Samsung NEXT. There are 15 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Samsung NEXT and 9 companies where Andreessen Horowitz has invested before Samsung NEXT.
- Top Co-investors of Samsung NEXT: 965 investors entered a company along with Samsung NEXT. These include investors like Alumni Ventures (9 companies).
- Invested after Samsung NEXT: A total of 501 investors have invested in Samsung NEXT's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include SoftBank Vision Fund (5 companies), Samsung (3 companies) and Coinbase (3 companies).
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